He has been compared to Brett Lee, tipped as a wildcard pick for this winter’s Ashes tour of Australia and tormented some of the best batters in the world during this year’s Hundred.

Meet Sonny Baker , England’s newest fast-bowling sensation.

The 22-year-old only made his County Championship debut in April but a haul of 19 wickets at 36.10 for Hampshire has been followed up by a breakthrough year in the Hundred for Manchester Originals and a first England call-up for next month’s white-ball series against South Africa and Ireland.

Capable of bowling consistently in excess of 90 miles per hour, his duel with David Warner in the Hundred earlier this month, when he had the former Australia opener hopping around during his first five balls – all dots – in a match against London Spirit cau

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